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News Release
Contact:
Angela Maddox
(770) 486-4782
Angela.Maddox@cooperindustries.com
Cooper Controls Announces BIM Content Now Available for Greengate
Lighting Control Panels, Occupancy Sensors and Daylight Sensors
Greengate energy management lighting control systems can now be included in 3D building information
modeling (BIM).
PEACHTREE CITY, GA, March 22, 2012 – Cooper Controls, a market leader in energy management,
architectural and theatrical lighting controls, announces that the building information modeling (BIM)
product model drawings for Greengate lighting control panels, Greengate occupancy sensors,
Greengate daylight sensors and additional Greengate system components are now available for teams
using Autodesk® Revit® software.
Autodesk Revit Architecture software is purpose-built for building information modeling. The software
allows teams to create 3D digital models, manipulate them in real-time and collaborate on a project from
design through construction and operations. To incorporate structural elements, mechanical equipment
and other building systems into the 3D model, teams must use the product model drawings of these
systems designed specifically to work with the Autodesk Revit software.
Greengate energy management lighting control systems combine lighting control panels, occupancy
sensors, daylight sensors and a suite of accessories and accessory software. This helps provide costeffective, energy-saving and maintenance-free lighting control solutions for commercial, industrial and
institutional projects. Now teams can use the product model drawings of these Greengate components
to create a more detailed model of a building’s energy management lighting control system and further
capitalize on the efficiencies created by this highly collaborative BIM process.
In total, BIM content is now available for more than fifty Greengate products. This extensive collection of
Greengate product model drawings expands the existing library of Cooper Controls BIM content to
nearly eighty products, which includes the product model drawings for iLumin wallstations and iLumin
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source controllers. This growing supply of BIM content from Cooper Controls gives teams the tools
necessary to incorporate both energy management lighting controls and architectural lighting controls
into their 3D models.
The BIM files for Greengate energy management systems and iLumin architectural lighting control
systems are now available on AutoDesk Seek (seek.autodesk.com) and on the Cooper Controls website
(www.coopercontrol.com).
About Cooper Controls
Cooper Controls, a business unit of Cooper Lighting, is a market leader in energy management,
architectural and entertainment lighting controls. A subsidiary of global manufacturer Cooper Industries
plc (NYSE: CBE), it was formed by its acquisition of Novitas Inc. in November 2005, Polaron plc in
March 2007, PCI Lighting Control Systems in August 2007, ALC Lighting Controls in November 2010
and Fifth Light Technology, Ltd. in 2012. Cooper Controls includes leading brands such as iLight
(International), iLumin (North America), Greengate and Zero 88. For more information, visit
www.coopercontrol.com.
About Cooper Industries
Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE) is a global electrical products manufacturer with 2011 revenues of
$5.4 billion. Founded in 1833 Cooper's sustained success is attributable to a constant focus on
innovation and evolving business practices, while maintaining the highest ethical standards and
meeting customer needs. The Company has seven operating divisions with leading market positions
and world-class products and brands, including Bussmann electrical and electronic fuses; CrouseHinds and CEAG explosion-proof electrical equipment; Halo and Metalux lighting fixtures; and Kyle
and McGraw-Edison power systems products. With this broad range of products, Cooper is uniquely
positioned for several long-term growth trends including the global infrastructure build-out, the need to
improve the reliability and productivity of the electric grid, the demand for higher energy-efficient
products and the need for improved electrical safety. In 2011 sixty-two percent of total sales were to
customers in the industrial and utility end-markets and forty percent of total sales were to customers
outside the United States. Cooper has manufacturing facilities in 23 countries as of 2011. For more
information, visit the website at www.cooperindustries.com.
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